Local unit · Doti district · Sudur Paschim Province
Sayal: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Sayal, at 53.2% of its area. Forest covers 45.3% (less than the Doti district average of 70.7%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 53.2%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
123 km²
Local unit, Doti district
Forest (2025)
45.3%
440th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Sayal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 1.1 | −0.1 | 1.3 |
| Rangeland | 52.4 | 53.2 | +0.8 | 65.1 |
| Forest land | 46.1 | 45.3 | −0.9 | 55.5 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sayal.
How Sayal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−1.05 km²); Rangeland +0.8 percentage points (+0.92 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.29 km²).
Other local units in Doti district
Questions about Sayal
- What is the forest cover of Sayal?
- Forest covers about 45.3% of Sayal (55.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Doti district average of 70.7%.
- How much of Sayal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.3 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Sayal ranks 629th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sayal?
- Sayal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Doti district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 123 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.